Migrant was blackmailed into working without pay

The exterior of Fair Work Commission Building Source: AAP
The Fair Work Ombudsman says workers on temporary visas made up 1 in 5 cases of workplace mistreatment last financial year. One migrant from India has told SBS World News about his experience of being blackmailed into working without pay, for eight months.
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